Kashmir woke up to a morning-without-newspapers on Sunday after the Mufti government officially banned the publication of several dailies in a bid to enforce the information blockade.
On 9th day of curfew, imposed following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani and two of his associates, the intensity of the protests have considerably decreased in the strife-torn Kashmir valley, even as Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani set conditions for the restoration of peace there.
Four persons were injured when security forces opened fire on a mob at Saderkote Bala in the border district of Bandipora. "Stray incidents of stone pelting were reported from Kunzer in Baramulla, Eidgah in Srinagar and Saderkote Bala in Bandipora. Some policemen, CRPF personnel and civilians received injuries in these incidents," said a police spokesman.
Police said the overall situation throughout Kashmir valley remained calm. "There was no report of any untoward incident from any part of the valley," the spokesman said. Over 3,200 people, including 1500 security personnel, have been injured in the street violence in the last one week.
Except BSNL, entire mobile telephony has been suspended in Kashmir since July 8. Mobile net continued to remain suspended. Only BSNL fixed line broadband services are operational in the valley.
Geelani shot off letter to UN secretary council, five veto powers, European Union, OIC, SAARC and ASEAN and set six conditions for return of peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
The conditions include accepting the disputed nature of Jammu and Kashmir and announcing the acceptance of the people's right to self determination, announcing rapid demilitarisation process of population centres and repealing laws like AFSPA and Public Safety Act.
Other conditions include releasing all the political prisoners from prisons, detention centres and house arrest and restore their right to free political activity, allowing UN Special Rapporteurs and all international human rights and humanitarian organisations to work in Jammu and Kashmir and announcing free political space for all the parties to the disputed Jammu and Kashmir.
"We believe a good beginning could be made to create an atmosphere conducive for peace and resolution if you use your good offices to urge India to take the following few confidence building measures," Geelani said.
Earlier, Kashmir woke up to a morning-without-newspapers on Sunday after Mehbooba Mufti government officially banned the publication of several English and Urdu dailies in a bid to enforce the information blockade. Newspaper owners suspended their publication and no major newspaper could hit the stands. Digital edition of the newspapers were available on their websites but due to the mobile net blockade the traffic was very less.
Newspapers registered their protests in online edition with black strips and black pages symbolising the muzzling of freedom of the press. Front page of the Rising Kashmir's epaper was painted black with a small sketch showing the broken pen. Another popular newspaper Kashmir reader ran a front page with black border to protest the gag order of the government.
Meanwhile, the government extended the summer vacations of schools and colleges by another week given the tension in the valley.
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